Steve goes artsy

Steve is hijacking this blog for a moment. Since the New Year began, I've been trying to do some things that are more "artery-friendly". Other than cutting back on certain types of foods, I'm also trying to walk more (it's handier and cheaper than going to a gym). After 5 days of snow, we finally got some sunshine. And so it seemed like a good day for a walk around our 3-mile "block". Even though it was 19 degrees...I enjoyed getting back outside. Here are some snapshots.


The sky always seems bluer after a fresh dump of snow.



Our straight country roads make it easy to measure distances. For every increment of a street or avenue number, the distance is about a 1/2 mile. (ex: it's a mile between 30th and 32nd Street).


The township cemetery is right past our house across the road. I find it an interesting place to visit. There are several church member's relatives buried here. There are also tombstones here of church members yet-to-be buried.


It was especially serene (and quiet) on a cold winter's day.


I have secret ambitions of one day becoming a jigsaw puzzle photographer. These country skyscrapers are fascinating.

This has to be "the mother" of all icicles.

One of the hazards of country living is the damage done to mailboxes when the roads are plowed. They often get busted, not from the plow...but from the force of the snow being plowed. On this day, I came across a couple of them that had been nailed.

From an Alabama guy's perspective, these fir trees are still an interesting sight. I also marvel at how much snow they'll hold.